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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH-WESTERN CITY·NCES 390448000637
Darby Woods Elementary School
255 Westwoods Blvd, Galloway, OH 43119 · (614) 801-8075 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
400 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 5% larger than its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.9pp since 2021
Math
64.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.4% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 59.1% |
| 2021-22 | 62.4% | 57.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Darby Woods Elementary School
Darby Woods Elementary School's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darby Woods Elementary School this school | 554 | 72.2% | 59.2% |
| J W Reason Elementary School Hilliard | 472 | 61.7% | 56.4% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Toledo | 511 | 75.7% | 42.5% |
| Daniel Wright Elementary School Columbus | 590 | 65.8% | 64.4% |
| Alton Hall Elementary School Galloway | 504 | 61.5% | 46.1% |
| Prairie Norton Elementary School Columbus | 510 | 76.7% | 51.2% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Darby Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #607 of 673 | #64 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #819 of 1,569 ▲ 97 | #63 of 199 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #870 of 1,569 ▲ 228 | #69 of 199 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #752 of 1,514 | #111 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #343 of 1,808 | #31 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,053 of 1,582 | #106 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #36 of 1,590 | #11 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #52 of 767 | #10 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #300 of 992 | #55 of 135 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
554
+35 (+7%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 20.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 554 | 29.5 | 18.8:1 | 72% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 29.5 | 17.9:1 | 73% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 68% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 25 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 32 | 21.2:1 | 72% (486) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 33 | 21.7:1 | 72% (513) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 31 | 23.2:1 | 61% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 781 | 36 | 21.7:1 | 30% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Darby Woods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (678 to 554); teachers down 8% (32 to 29.5).
About Darby Woods Elementary School
At 255 Westwoods Blvd in Galloway, Ohio, Darby Woods Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 4, and the school has 554 students. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404 students, so this school is 37% bigger than average.
Darby Woods Elementary School is among 33 schools run by South-Western City, which serves 21,873 students.
White students are the largest group at Darby Woods Elementary School, with 40% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 15% Black, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Franklin County, the White share is about 59%. The chance that two students picked at random at Darby Woods Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
The school has about 18.8 students per teacher and 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1, lower than at this school. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 41% average for public schools in Franklin County is 31 points.
Test results at Darby Woods Elementary School are 2.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.2% actual, 61.5% predicted).
Darby Woods Elementary School is located in Franklin County, where median household income is about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 402 public schools in Franklin County, with a combined enrollment of about 195,359.
The nearest public school is Westland High School, at about 0.2 miles. Darby Woods Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 59.2% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Darby Woods Elementary School as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Darby Woods Elementary School went from 519 students to 554. The ratio was 20.8:1 in 2020-21 and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Darby Woods Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,333,048
Census ACS
Median income
$75,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
402
195,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South-Western City
- Grove City High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Westland High SchoolHigh · 1,853 students
- Central Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Franklin Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- Buckeye Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 733 students
Other schools in Galloway
- Westland High SchoolHigh · 1,853 students
- Galloway Ridge Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- Alton Hall Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
Nearby schools
- Westland High School0.2 mi · 1,853
- Norton Middle School0.3 mi · 583
- Prairie Norton Elementary School0.4 mi · 510
- Galloway Ridge Intermediate School0.6 mi · 705
- Prairie Lincoln Elementary School1.1 mi · 515
- Stiles Family Center1.2 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About Darby Woods Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Darby Woods Elementary School?
Darby Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Darby Woods Elementary School serve?
Darby Woods Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Darby Woods Elementary School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Darby Woods Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Darby Woods Elementary School?
Student demographics at Darby Woods Elementary School are roughly 40% White, 28% Hispanic, 15% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Darby Woods Elementary School in?
Darby Woods Elementary School is part of South-Western City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.